I’ve been interested in the art and craft of photography since I pestered my parents to buy me a ‘proper’ camera aged about 10. Armed with my new Zorki 4k camera (a manual only Russian Leica-style 35mm rangefinder), I set out on a photographic journey that continues to this day.
I learned the ‘nuts and bolts’ of the craft by doing a photographic degree at the University of Westminster in the late 1980s, and have been involved in the photographic industry since then. For the last 12 years I have combined taking photos with writing articles and features for some of the UKs best-selling photographic magazines, including Practical Photography, Digital Camera and NPhoto. During this time I have also had two photography books published by Rotovision, on colour and composition, and spent three years as a professional car photographer, working for evo magazine. Which was a heady mix of loads of travel, amazing cars and tight deadlines.
All of this means that I have experience of shooting almost every type of subject, in locations across the world, but I always come back to my first love – landscapes (and particularly the British landscape). This really comes down to the fact that I'm never happier than waiting for sunrise on a windswept beach or mountain, trying to second-guess the light and weather conditions. Capturing the beauty of the natural world is a challenge that I find fascinating and rewarding, and the elation of capturing a stunning sunrise or sunset is hard to beat. It's a short-lived feeling, though, as there's always that nagging feeling that the the lighting or cloud could be just that bit better next time!

Chris

About me

I’m now living on the Isle of Skye, and can provide you with holiday accommodation along with photographic, time-lapse and video tuition. For more information about what I can offer, take a look at the Photo Holiday section here...

If you’ve visited the site before you’ll notice that it’s had a bit of a redesign. All of the content is still here, but I’ve updated the galleries, and also increased the image size of the galleries to make the most of the images. Take a look at the new galleries here...